Where does “leikkauskoristelu” come from?
leikkauskoristelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish koristelu, from Finnish koristella, from Finnish koristaa, from Finnish korea, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
leikkauskoristelu (Finnish): cutting decoration
Definitions
- cutting decoration
Ancestry of “leikkauskoristelu”, step by step
leikkauskoristelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koristelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koristelu | decoration |
| 2 | Finnish | koristella | to decorate |
| 3 | Finnish | koristaa | To decorate, to adorn, to embellish; To festoon;... |
| 4 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |